-632- Clash

"Buzz—!"

As the storm-like magic swept through the entire space, the atmosphere immediately trembled and produced a buzzing sound.

The students who had initially come to watch the spectacle were pushed back by the astonishing magical storm, revealing shocked expressions.

Even powerhouses like Domon Hinowa and Charl, members of the "Thirteen," had their expressions change due to the sudden and fearsome magical surge.

Immediately, this astonishing magic was separately infused into the automata on each side.

Rozen's magic was entirely and without a trace poured into Yaya's body.

Magnus's magic was divided into three parts, each injected into the bodies of the three automatons.

Rozen's "Mind's Eye" captured this detail.

At the same time, Rozen carefully observed the six automatons controlled by Magnus.

Unlike the unexpected encounter from years ago, this time, Rozen was significantly more prepared.

Naturally, Rozen had gathered intelligence about Magnus's team as well.

For instance, the names of the six girls in the team were embroidered on the veils they wore, respectively: "Fire(火)," "Sickle(鐮)," "Dragonfly(蛉)," "Jewel(玉)," "Bee(蜂)," and "Spider.(蛛)"

"Fire(火)" referred to Hotaru, the automaton that Magnus frequently used. Its magic circuit was unknown, but when activated, it often created a scorching heat and was a close-range combat type, similar to Yaya.

"Sickle(鐮)" referred to Kamakiri, the automaton that Magnus heavily relied on. Its magic circuit was unknown, but it would often appear next to Magnus the fastest when he needed to use automatons. Its usage was second only to Hotaru and was usually carried alongside Hotaru.

"Dragonfly(蛉)," referred to Kagerou. The magic circuit was unknown, and no one had seen it perform magic in the academy. However, it had decisively defeated Yaya in the fiery battle at the Akabane residence.

"Jewel(玉)" referred to Tamamushi. The magic circuit was unknown.

"Bee(蜂)" referred to Mitsubachi. The magic circuit was unknown.

"Spider(蛛)" referred to Himegumo. The magic circuit was unknown.

In other words, the intelligence about Magnus's team was concealed very well within the academy. Up to now, the magical circuits of the six automatons had never been publicly revealed. In public appearances, only Hotaru was typically used, occasionally accompanied by Kamakiri. The other automatons were hardly ever seen using magic.

Of course, this did not mean that the girls in Magnus's team lacked combat ability.

Apart from magic, each of the girls in the team was skilled in close combat, using a variety of weapons such as daggers, swords, spears, axes, sickles, and razors.

Against ordinary students, Magnus only needed his team to engage in close combat to win.

Against more challenging opponents, Magnus mostly only needed to use Hotaru or Kamakiri.

So far, within the academy, no one had forced Magnus to use all three automatons.

Now, facing Rozen, Magnus decisively sent out three automatons and infused magic into the automatons called "Fire(火)," "Sickle(鐮)," and "Dragonfly(蛉)."

These were the same automatons that Magnus had sent to deal with Rozen in the Akabane residence back then.

"Hotaru, Kamakiri, Kagerou."

Magnus coldly ordered, and the three girls leaped out successively.

Kamakiri swung the sickle in her hand vigorously, and the space in front of her seemed to be cut apart, splitting into a grim rift.

Without hesitation, Hotaru and Kagerou jumped into the rift and disappeared from their original positions.

"Bzzz!"

In the next moment, the space in front of Yaya trembled abruptly, as if torn open, revealing a rift.

And Hotaru and Kagerou jumped out from it respectively.

In an instant, they arrived in front of Yaya.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Amidst the heavy footsteps, Hotaru and Kagerou, who leaped out from the rift in space, smashed the floor beneath their feet. Hotaru, carrying a hot wind, rushed towards Yaya with a roaring axe held high, resembling a red lightning bolt.

Hotaru focused all her magic into the dagger and swiftly swooped past from the left, aiming for Yaya's neck.

Kagerou had already gathered all her strength in the long axe, mercilessly chopping down from the right onto Yaya's head.

The two girls appeared in front of Yaya like instantaneous movement, launching their attacks simultaneously.

Faced with this extremely sudden assault, perhaps, for anyone else, it would be difficult to react, wouldn't it?

But in front of Rozen, who possessed the "Mind's Eye," even before the spatial disturbance occurred, he had already sensed it.

"Yaya!"

In that moment, Rozen called out to Yaya.

"Yes!"

Yaya immediately released an astonishing surge of magic throughout her body.

In this moment, Yaya's magic circuits were activated.

"Boom! Boom...!"

Just like the pulsation of a heartbeat throughout her entire body, a dazzling radiance flowed all over Yaya.

The radiance vanished in an instant.

However, in this brief moment, Yaya's magic circuits were operated to the extreme.

Within the domain Yaya could control, her own body, all singularities were materialized and immediately hardened.

As a result, Yaya's physical abilities were enhanced thousands of times over.

"Haaaa!"

Receiving Rozen's magic and sensing Rozen's intent, Yaya let out a majestic, exuberant cry, her tender fist raised.

However, Yaya didn't aim her fist at the enemy. Instead, she struck the ground below her.

"Boom—!"

Amidst the astonishing explosion, Yaya's fist hit the ground, causing a storm and raising dust, akin to a meteorite hitting the ground, making the entire earth tremble.

In this situation, the ground beneath Yaya collapsed, and the shock mixed with flying gravel spread in all directions.

Even Hotaru and Kagerou, who were attacking Yaya, couldn't react in time and were directly engulfed by the impact, as if swallowed by a sandstorm, being fiercely blown away.

Even Kamakiri, who was using magic from a distance, was swallowed by the impact, her figure disappearing within the sandy gust.

As for the students watching around, they were staggering due to the trembling earth, and many of them were hit by the flying debris, causing a wail of pain and cries.

"Rozen-sama...!?"

"That idiot...!"

"It's too chaotic...!"

Hinowa, Subaru, and Mutsura were also caught in the chaos, struggling to dodge the incoming debris.

"That guy...!"

"You better remember this!"

Even Charl and Kimberly exclaimed one after another. Charl held her head and crouched down, only to become less disheveled after Sigmund flew in front of her to shield her. Kimberly half-knelt on the ground, unfolding a psionic shield in front of herself, blocking all incoming debris and shocks.

The entire battlefield immediately became extremely chaotic.